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To be the one responsible for buying something on credit
for someone else, or to pay a debt (literally, to stand for the debt).
It is assumed that later the debtor will repay the one who
has stood for their debt.
Yo yay ang magkereng tang barayaden mo.
I'll be the one to be
responsible
for (lit. stand for)
your payment.
Ang indi nagbayad, yo ra lamang tang magkereng.
Those who didn't pay, I'll just be the one to
pay (lit. to
stand for the payment).
Tangay, kerengano kay nio ta tang boltilya don ong
tsianggi, bayadano ka.
Friend, please buy
me a bottle of liquor on
credit at
the small variety store, I'll pay you back.